Press & Media

Why reading is the most underrated cognitive enhancer

(My BrainWise Coach podcast, USA, 2026)

„Lesen ist keine bloße Kulturtechnik. Es ist Grundlage demokratischer Teilhabe“

(Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany, 2026)

Der unterschätzte Nutzen des Lesens: Wie Bücher unser Gehirn trainieren

(GEO, Germany, 2026)

Unser Gehirn braucht schwierige Texte

(Telepolis, Germany, 2026)

阅读从根基上重塑人的心智

(China Social Sciences Today, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2026)

Warum uns Lesen so viel bringt

(WDR 5 Quarks, German radio, 2026)

New release: “The perks of being a bookworm: The science of the benefits of reading”

(EurekAlert! news, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2026)

“Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass die kognitiven Fähigkeiten in der Bevölkerung zurückgehen”

(Die Welt, Germany, 2026)

Why your brain needs books

(Cambridge University Press blog, 2026)

Reading Is the Ultimate Cognitive Enhancer

(Neuroscience News, USA, 2026)

How reading shapes and enhances our cognitive activity

(Phys.org, UK, 2026)

La lectura fortalece el cerebro más que hacer ejercicio físico y dormir bien

(El Día, Argentina, 2026)

¿Leer hace más inteligente al cerebro? Estudio revela que la lectura transforma la mente

(El Imparcial Oaxaca, Mexico, 2026)

La lectura potencia el cerebro más que el ejercicio, el sueño o la cafeína, afirma una nueva investigación

(Infobae, Argentina, 2026)

Leselust oder -frust? Über die Bedeutung des Buchs im digitalen Alltag

(Deutschlandfunk, German radio, 2026)

“Schwebende Lasten” und was Lesen im Gehirn auslöst

(Lesen mit Sven Teuber, Bildungsministerium Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 2026)

Wir lieben Videos und Podcasts: Verlernen wir jetzt das Lesen?

(Tagesspiegel, Germany, 2025)

Wieso Lesen klug und gesund macht

(Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany, 2025)

Aprender a leer transforma la estructura y el funcionamiento del cerebro humano

(Infobae, Argentina, 2025)

Bücher fürs Leben: Gegen Defizite in der Grundschule

(Rheinische Post, Germany, 2023)

Carefully controlled study finds visual illusions are not affected by literacy

(PsyPost, USA, 2021)

La lecture cartographiée dans notre cerveau

(Le Monde, France, 2019)

Wie Lesen das Gehirn verändert

(ORF TV, Austria, 2019)

Nature et culture ne s’opposent pas, dans le cerveau, selon une étude

(ActuaLitte, France, 2019)

Study finds that learning to read enhances the brain in more ways than one

(Inverse, USA, 2019)

Lesenlernen verbessert die visuelle Gehirnleistung

(Forschung und Wissen, Germany, 2019)

Learning to read has added benefits to the brain, study finds

(Research Matters, India, 2019)

Learning to read enhances visual regions of the brain

(Earth.com, USA, 2019)

読書によって脳の機能が強化されることが判明

(Gigazine, Japan, 2019)

Lesen macht klüger

(Frankfurter Allgemeine Woche, Germany, 2019)

Speech recognition technology is not a solution for poor readers

(Science Daily, USA, 2019)

Schwimmübungen im Meer der Laute

(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, 2019)

Читання формує наш мозок

(ГЛАВКОМ, Ukraine, 2018)

Wie sich das Lesen auf Gehirn und Gesellschaft auswirkt

(Kurier, Austria, 2018)

Large-scale replication study challenges key evidence for the pro-active reading brain

(Science Daily, USA, 2018)

Wie Schrift unsere Art zu denken ändert

(Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Germany, 2017)

Lesen lernen kann jeder

(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, 2017)

Illiterate adults can rewire their brains by learning to read

(CBC Canadian radio, Quirks and Quarks show, 2017)

Can Stimulating a Nerve in the Ear Make You a Whiz in Mandarin Class?

(Scientific American, USA, 2017)

For the Illiterate Adult, Learning to Read Produces Enormous Brain Changes

(Scientific American, USA, 2017)

Learning to read and write alters brain wiring within months, even for adults

(Washington Post, USA, 2017)

Learning to read and write rewires adult brain in six months

(New Scientist, UK, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood transforms brain: study

(CTV News, Canada, 2017)

Learning to read can dramatically change the adult brain

(Newsweek, USA, 2017)

Our remarkable brain

(The Statesman, India, 2017)

Learning to read as and adult changes the deep regions of the brain

(Mental Floss, USA, 2017)

Learning to read as an adult changes the brain in a big way, a new study has discovered

(Bustle, USA, 2017)

成人期の読字学習で脳が変容、研究

(AFPBB, Japanese-language news of AFP, 2017)

Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works

(Popular Science, USA, 2017)

Amazingly flexible: Learning to read in your 30s profoundly transforms the brain

(Science Daily, USA, 2017)

Learning to read changes your brain from stem to cortex, study finds

(ZME Science, Romania, 2017)

Learning to Read Can Rewire Deep Parts of The Adult Brain in Just 6 Months

(Science Alert, Australia, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood transforms brain: study

(Deccan Herald, India, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood can rewire the brain in just six months

(Daily Mail, UK, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood may transform brain

(Business Standard, India, 2017)

Learning to Read in Adulthood Can Significantly Re-Organise and Transform Your Brain: Expert

(New Delhi Television, India, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthoood transforms brain: study

(Yahoo Singapore, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood may transform brain

(Indian Express, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood transforms brain, finds study

(Hindustan Times, India, 2017)

Did you know that learning to read in adulthood can transform your brain? 

(India Times, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood transforms brain, say experts

(Times Now, India, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthood may transform brain

(India.Com, 2017)

When adults learn to read, the brain rewires itself

(The India Express, 2017)

Learning to read as adult changes brain: Study

(Times of India, 2017)

Learning to Read as an Adult Transforms Brain

(Jakarta Post, Indonesia, 2017)

LEARNING TO READ AS AN ADULT TRANSFORMS BRAIN

(Newsweek Pakistan, 2017)

Amazingly flexible: Learning to read in your 30s profoundly transforms the brain

(MedicalXPress, UK, 2017)

Learning to read in adulthoood transforms brain: study 

(MENAFN, Jordan, 2017)

Learning to read, write in adulthood may transforms brain, says study

(Zee News, India, 2017)

Het flexibele brein: zelfs een analfabeet van 30+ kan leren lezen

(ntr, Netherlands, 2017)

Leren lezen transformeert het brein van een dertigplusser

(Scientias, Netherlands, 2017)

Wie Lesen das Hirn prägt

(Weser Kurier, Germany, 2017)

Lesen krempelt unser Gehirn um

(ScineXX, Germany, 2017)

Lesen verändert das Gehirn

(Augsburger Allgemeine, Germany, 2017)

Die Macht der Buchstaben

(Tagesanzeiger, Switzerland, 2017)

“Il cervello? È super flessibile”. Ecco come cambia quando impariamo a leggere da adulti

(La Repubblica, Italy, 2017)

Imparare a leggere da adulti riattiva il cervello

(Focus, Italy, 2017)

Ternyata, Huruf Punya Efek yang Luar Biasa bagi Otak

(Kompas, Indonesia, 2017)

Aprender a leer a edad adulta produce cambios a nivel cerebral

(Telemundo Chicago, Spanish-language TV, USA, 2017)

Die Macht der Buchstaben

(Der Bund, Switzerland, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(La Tercera, Chile, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(La Cronica del Quindio, Colombia, 2017)

Nuevo estudio revela los cambios que ocurren en el cerebro cuando aprendemos a leer

(El Ciudadano, Chile, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto genera cambios en el cerebro

(El Mercurio, Chile, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(Minuto 30, Columbia, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(Vistazo, Ecuador, 2017)

Leer provoca profundos cambios en nuestro cerebro, aún en la edad adulta: investigadores

(Colimanoticias, Mexico, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(Telemetro, Panama, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en estructuras del cerebro

(Crónica Viva, Peru, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(Ultimahora, Paraguay, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(El Heraldo, Columbiua, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(Los Tiempos, Bolivia, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebro

(El Universal, Mexico, 2017)

Aprender a leer de adulto provoca cambios profundos en el cerebr

(Los Angeles Times, USA, 2017)

Nauka czytania głęboko transformuje dorosły mózg w zaledwie pół roku

(Kopalnia Wiedzy, Poland, 2017)

Inner words spoken in silence

(The Psychologist, UK, 2010)